Q: Is 248,285 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,285 is not a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 248285 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 23 85 115 127 391 635 1,955 2,159 2,921 10,795 14,605 49,657 and 248,285, with no remainder.
Since 248,285 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,285, it is not a prime number.